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Free Midnight Movies Series to Begin Oct. 31

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, By Shannon Andre

Beginning Friday, Oct. 31, students will have a new way to watch movies on campus through the Midnight Movies series. Students can enjoy free movies, free popcorn and free soda every Friday or Saturday throughout the rest of the fall…

CNY Humanities Corridor Awarded $3.55 Million from Mellon Foundation

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University, Cornell University and the University of Rochester—founders of the Central New York Humanities Corridor, a large-scale interdisciplinary project—have received grants totaling $3.55 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Comedian John Mulaney Reschedules

Tuesday, October 28, 2014, By Shannon Andre

On Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Traditions Commission presents “An Evening with John Mulaney” at 8 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium. Tickets are available at the Schine Box Office beginning Oct. 29, and cost $5 for students and $7 for faculty/staff. This…

Family Weekend 2014 Brings Families to SU Campus this Friday through Sunday

Monday, October 27, 2014, By News Staff

Parents and family members of Syracuse University students will be joining the campus community this weekend, from Oct. 31-Nov. 1, for Family Weekend 2014. This year, more than 3,500 people and 1,300 families will be attending, representing more than 37…

Engagement Scholar Program Seeking Candidates

Thursday, October 23, 2014, By News Staff

Undergraduate students graduating in December 2014 or May 2015 can apply to be Entrepreneurship Engagement Scholars or Imagining America Engagement Scholars. The yearlong program supports recent graduates with a strong academic record to become civic-minded professionals or entrepreneurs in Central New…

Sirius VP Steve Leeds Will Present Soyars Lecture Oct. 23

Tuesday, October 21, 2014, By Erica Blust

Steve Leeds G’73, vice president of talent and industry relations at Sirius Satellite Radio, will present a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium (Room 007), located on the concourse level of the Martin J….

Syracuse Scholar: Fergus Barrie

Monday, October 20, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Fergus Barrie of Lockerbie, Scotland, came to Syracuse University in 2011 as a Lockerbie Scholar, part of the unique yearlong educational and cultural exchange that developed after the Pan Am 103 bombing. After that year, Barrie chose to continue his…

University’s Human Resources Plays Host for Disability Mentoring Day

Thursday, October 16, 2014, By News Staff

On Wednesday, Oct, 15, Syracuse University marked National Disability Mentoring Day by collaborating with 43 other local businesses to participate in Disability Mentoring Day 2014 (DMD). DMD is a large scale-effort to promote career development opportunities for students and job…

Campus & Community

Purser Wins Award for New Book about On-Demand Labor

Tuesday, October 14, 2014, By News Staff

Gretchen Purser, assistant professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, has won the 2014 International Book Award from the California Series in Public Anthropology (University of California Press) for her manuscript “Labor On Demand: Dispatching the Urban Poor.” Each year…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Supports National News Engagement Day Oct. 7 with Interactive Events, GoPro Giveaway

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Emily Kulkus

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is participating in the first National News Engagement Day, created by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Events to encourage news engagement are planned throughout the Newhouse School and…